Design and Implementation of General Framework of Mixed Reality Systems Applicable to Various Mobile and Wearable Platforms

Abstract

We are now aiming at building of a general framework of mixed reality (MR) systems in which MR functions can be installed onto various kinds of mobile computers such as cellular phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and wearable computers. Our goal is not only to develop a software layer of application independent mobile platform but also to establish a general framework that can absorb the difference between types and performance of mobile computers. We developed a system architecture in which MR functions were distributed into a server and clients. Then we designed a content description language called SKiT-XML. This language is used to describe MR contents used in communication between the server and the clients. We implemented a cabling support system for OA floor as a sample application and verified the effectiveness of the framework.